Huntsville gazette., 1887-05-28
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


a few days ago with terrific violence,
totally demolis hing the engine house. The
only person reported killed is Charles
Mettert. Portions of the boiler were
thrown hundred yards.
Miss Mary Harden, the fiancee of John
Howard Payne, and the lady for whom he
wrote his Home, Sweet Home," died in
Athens, Ga recently. 1t IS claimed that
the original copy of "Home, Sweet Home"
was buried with her, as it was interlined
with love declarations from Payne which
the lady did not wish to have fall under
the eyes Of the public. She had been Of
fered large sums for tie manuscript, but
| always declined to part with it. Miss
Harden passed her seventy-eighth year on
her last birthday.
Miss Eulah Wilcox, of Paducah, KY,
who recently lost the power of spec cn in
sudden and mysterious manner, has
been restored by resort to powerful
shock from galvanic battery.
There is great excitement among the
people of the river counties of Northern
Alabama over the big boom in ore lands.
The Birmingham (Ala.) boom continues
Hon. E. c. Phister member Of Con-
gress from 1878 to 1882, died at his home
in Maysville, KY, a few days since. He
was born in Maysville sixty five years
ago. .#M4IE
At Millington, Tenn, few days ago,
George Millington shot and killed T. 0.
Kennedy. An old feud had existed be-
tween them. Millington surrendered him
self
James Wilkerson, of Cincinnati. fell
out of the second d-story window at a hotel
at Owens boro, KY, few days ago, and
was so badly injured that it was thought
he would die.
Willie Barnett and James Bennett, two
boys twelve and thirteen years old re :
spectively, were struck by lightning at
Owensboro, KY, a few days ago. Bar
nett was instantly killed and Bennett sus-
tanned severe shock. They were riding
couple of mules at the time, and both
animals were killed.
At Americus, Ga, they have spring
whose water will petrify- fruits. Straw
berries treated IN this way are a favorite
kind of jewelry. f.tfF Htt
Miss Mary Johnston, of Kentucky, has
achieved success on the London stage.
The East Tennessee Farmers Conven-
| tion, over three hundred delegates pres
ent, passed resolutions indorsing the pro-
hibition amendment and pledged them
| selves to use all their influence to secure
/ it's adoption by the people.
Luther Hunt, living near Sulphur
/ Springs, KY, was in barn on his place
| few days ago, rubbing down fine
/ horse belonging to him. A bolt Of light
/ ming struck the barn, utterly demolishlng
it, and killing both Mr.. Hunt and the
| horse.
| A Mexican half breed, by the name of
Extain Deigo, was using vulgar language
at Shelby Station, Miss, few days since,
| when the agent approached him and or
dered him to desist. He refused, and
! when the agent attempted to put him out
/ Deigo drew his revolver and fired, but
missed the agent and struck and mOrtally
wounded highly-resp pected young man,
by the name OF Haynes. Deigo made his
escape.
| Near Cuth bert, Ga, few days ago,
Baliff Skipper went to a negro cabin to
arrest Sam Snellngs for the murder Of
| another negro. He found him lying be-
hind bed. When Snellings was ordered
! to come out, he arose with a pistol in his
hand and opened fire. Skipper was in
stantly killed and one Of his deputies
: badly wounded. As the murderer ran
from the house he was fired upon and
wounded by another deputy, but es-
capped.
| A boiler explosion, attended with terrible
results, occurred at Wade's planning mill
in Fulton, KY, a few days ago. John
Joscoe, a highly-respected young man.
was blown fifty feet against brick
house, and 30 badly injured that he lived
| only ten minutes. He leaves wife and
three children. Fred George, another Of
the dead, was, at the time, running the
planer, and he was scalded 50 frightfully
that he died in an hour. He leaves wife
and baby. Henry McCleary, the colored
engineer, caused the accident by pump
ing cold water into the boiler, which was
exhausted of boiling water.
Prof E. Lee Branton, president of the
faculty Of Princeton College, died few
days ago at Owensboro, KY, of apoplexy.
He suffered an attack two weeks pre-
viously, but had so far recovered that it
was thought all danger had passed, and
he was able to be on the street
CCaptain VIM. Murcheson, of Medon,
Tenn, was still living at last advices,
notwithstanding it had been sixty-f I've
| GAYS since he had swallowed food or
drink. He has not even taken nourish-
ment Of any kind, by injection or other
wise. His is the most remarkable case OF
taStlng on record. ne was SluhluS IdSb,
though it was thought he might live sew.
eral days
George Thomas, brakeman in the en-
ploy Of the Kansas City, Springfield &
Memphis railroad, was shot and mortally
wounded by a freight conductor OF the
same road. named Ed Black, in West
Memphis, Tenn, few days ago. Some
words had passed between the two, when
Black pulled a pistol and fired with the
above result ..I
A vendetta, over lawsuit, has been on
hand at Mason's Mill, KY, hamlet on
the Owensbo Il Nashville railroad, be-
tween Jack Norris and John Mason. 1t
eliminated few nights ago in battle
between Norris and Reub Hedden on one
side and Mason on the other. Mason was
waylaid and attacked near his house and
he defended himself with knife, cutting
Norris literally to pieces. Hedden fled
after his comrade fell, and has not been
heard of. Mason defended himself so
well that he was very little hurt in the
unequal battle, and public sentiment up
holds him. ryg
While forty convicts were marching
into the grounds of the Governors man
sion at Raleigh, N. c., few days ago, to
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